This week’s hot games

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a look at the hot games at Platinum Play for this week:

  • Dubya Money: this 3-reel, 1-payline fruit slot is simple but powerful with a 500 x multiplier.
  • Track and FieldMouse: be the best in this 3-reel, 1-payline game and get a gold medal worth 500 coins.
  • Apocalypse Cow: this 3-reeler fruit slot has a max jackpot of 2,000 coins.
  • Crazy Chameleons: join these loopy lizards for a summer showdown with multiple surfboard symbols and gnarly payouts.
  • Game On: this soccer-themed slot game has 3 reels and 1 payline plus bonus games, wilds, multipliers and free points to score.  
  • Pub Fruity: win a max jackpot of 10,000 coins with 100 and 500 multipliers.
  • The Grand Circus: this 5-rell, 20-payline video slot game invites you to join a travelling circus that could make you 50,000 coins richer.
  • Cosmic Cat: these are some seriously cool cats with some seriously cool rewards of over 1,000 coins.
  • Muchos Grande: this 5-reel, 15-payline Mexican-themed game will spice things up nicely with huge jackpot potential.

Dragon Lady

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Themed slots games have always been a huge hit with casino players, and with one of the latest Platinum Play offerings, the theme takes a trip back in time to the beauty of Ancient China. The Dragon Lady 5 reel slot makes use of colourful, Oriental themed graphics, including some nice little animations, and soft background music to create a relaxing experience wrapped around a really exciting slots game.

The Dragon Lady will beckon you in with a wave of her fan and a bat of her eyelids, and once you get there you’ll find that there are betting options to suit every level of player. The coin range runs from 0.01 to 0.50, and with 40 different pay-lines, that can mean a maximum bet of 200 coins.

The payouts are fantastic, and when the Dragon Lady appears across all five enabled lines the big 5000 coin jackpot is triggered, but that’s not the only major payout available in the game. Keep an eye open for the Jewellery boxes as they trigger the bonus round where 10, 15 or even 20 free spins are randomly awarded, with all prizes hit during those spins being doubled.

In Ancient China, dragons were considered symbols of good luck, and that belief carries over into the game play, with 3 scatter symbols setting of the Dragon Bonus where the player gets to take part in an incredibly fun Chinese fortune game with the chance to win 100 times their total bet.

Platinum Play always goes out of their way to bring the freshest, most exciting slot experience to their players, and with Dragon Lady they have another certified hit on their hands. So, instead of hitting the local restaurant and looking for luck inside a cookie, create your own fortune by playing Dragon lady today.

Winners of the week

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no greater rush for a casino player than hitting a big win at the slots or on the tables. Those who don’t really play believe that those moments only come once in a blue moon. However if those same folks would just take a minute to check out the front page of the Platinum Play website, they’d see a list of big winners that is constantly being updated.

These aren’t just paltry little amounts to keep players mildly interested; Platinum Play has winners hitting jackpots in the tens of thousands each and every week, and last week was no different. Some of the big winners of the week were:

  • Eugenio A won $29,799 playing Cash Splash 5 progressive slots
  • Another big progressive slot winner was Leona O who cashed out an impressive $14,663, also playing Cash Splash
  • Bente T won $2,672 at Fruit Fiesta slots
  • Janverin B was another big winner, hitting an $11,865 payout playing the Feature Slot- Avalon

I’ve been playing at Platinum Play for a number of years now, and I take a fair amount of pride in seeing that list of names scrolling on the main page of the website. It’s reassuring to know that the casino that I put my faith in takes real pleasure in showing that they just love to pay out to their players. Of course, I knew that without having to peek at that list as I’ve been lucky enough to have had a couple of nice little wins at the Platinum Play casino, but nothing beats seeing your name up in lights like those big winners.

Slot game tips

 

 

 

 

 

Slot machines have always been the most popular games in the casino, and when online casinos came into being, that love of the reels carried over to the internet versions. There have been all kinds of books and videos made about how to win at the slots, but with each machine, video or otherwise, controlled by random number generation (RNG), whether the games payout is up to Lady Luck.

One of the greatest slot myths is that if you hit the jackpot on a certain machine, it will not pay out again for a long time. The truth is, thanks to RNG the odds of you hitting the jackpot on any given spin are exactly the same no matter how much has been paid out during your playing time. With that said, there are still some tips you can follow that will enhance your chances of playing for longer, and you’ll want to do that with so many great slots games to choose from at Platinum Play online casino.

Most of the best advice when it comes to playing slots will all boil down to smart money management. If you can bet smartly, you have a better chance of making your bankroll last longer, which equals more playing time, which in turn increases your chances of winning big. Never bet more than 5% of your bankroll on a single spin which may mean playing at a lower cash denomination slot, and determine a drop dead loss amount for each time you play.

Once you hit the amount you are prepared to lose in a single sitting, walk away; chasing losses will only mean losing your money faster. If you have a smaller starting bankroll, then stick to 3 reel slots where there is only a single pay-line, which will mean that your initial wagers will be small. On the other hand, if you are playing at a progressive slot with a larger bankroll, be sure to play the maximum bet on every spin as failing to do so will mean that you will not be eligible for the big jackpot if you hit it while not playing the max.

Look after your money and the rest will look after itself and, as always, be sure never to gamble more than you can afford to lose.

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Kenny Roger’s “The Gambler”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“On a warm summer’s evening, on a train bound for nowhere…”

“You got to know when to hold’em, know when to fold ‘em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table.
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.”

The rise of The Gambler

Arguably the most well known poker themed song, “The Gambler”, seemed to solidify Kenny Roger’s status as a music legend. While he was a country music star in his own right before, with over 15 albums recorded and several hits on the country charts prior to 1978, it was “The Gambler” that made him into the American popular music icon that he is today.

The song was about a young man who shared a train journey with an old gambler and the wisdom the old gambler shared with the young man. The song also highlights how poker can be a, slightly smaller, mirror of life. The song became a massive hit and its effects rippled into a series of ‘made for TV’ films with Rogers starring.

While the song became Roger’s signature with him even being referred to as “the gambler” after it became a hit, Rogers was not the creator of the song. The man responsible for creating and writing the song was Don Schlitz, who was surprisingly in his early twenties when he wrote it.

Schlitz came up with the concept in 1976 and then went on to write it. His mentor, Jim Rushing, heard the first few verses and strongly urged Schlitz to finish. Once it was complete Schlitz used his connections at Capitol Records to record the song which was then released as a single in early 1978. The song made it to #65 on the country charts making it a moderate success.

“The Gambler” was then taken to Larry Butler, a famous country music producer who had produced Rogers in the past and was at the time producing Johnny Cash’s new album Good Girl. Butler wanted Cash to use “The Gambler” on Good Girl. So Cash and Rogers recorded their own versions of the song, on consecutive days, with Rogers being released a month before Cash’s.

The song itself

The song itself was a surprising hit. Firstly it was about an old man’s wisdom but was written by a man in his twenties who had never even been on a train. It also defied the standards for hit songs back then; it was too long, it took forever to get to the chorus and there was no love interest.
Rogers brought an older ‘persona’ to the song that Schlitz just wasn’t able to do when he released his version 1978. The song was written from the perspective of a young man but with Rogers singing in his gruff baritone it seemed like it was from the perspective of the younger man who was now a wise old man himself.

The men behind “The Gambler”

Rogers won a Grammy for “The Gambler” in 1979 in the category of Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Schlitz also received a CMA Grammy for “The Gambler” in the category of Song of the Year. Schlitz went on to have a successful song writing career with over 24 number 1 country singles. He was indicted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1993.

So it seems both these artists managed to do more than break even.

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